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9/16/2009
Myrtle Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau Inducted Into Hall of Fame
Meetings & Conventions magazine is inducting the Myrtle Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, a division of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, into its 2009 Gold Awards Hall of Fame. The Myrtle Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau is one of only 11 Gold Award recipients. To receive this honor, a meetings industry supplier must receive its 12th Gold Award—a true indication of excellence and staying power. “Being recognized in the Hall of Fame is the hallmark of excellence among CVBs and is quite an honor for the sales and service staff of the CVB,” said Charlie Bradshaw, MBACC Convention Bureau Committee chair, and vice president, Alabama Theatre. “The Gold Award represents consistency and dedication in promoting the Myrtle Beach area to meeting and convention planners for more than two decades.” The honorees have proven themselves to be leaders in their respective categories: hotels, resorts and CVBs. This year, M&C is inducting eight hotels/resorts into the Hall of Fame Gold Key, two CVBs into the Hall of Fame Gold Service and one hotel/resort into the Hall of Fame Gold Platter. All award recipients will also be featured in M&C’s Gold Awards issue published in November. M&C readers select Gold Award recipients by voting on industry criteria including staff attitude, quality of meeting rooms, food and beverage service, guidance on local attractions and liaison with local vendors and services. “Dedication to quality has always been a trademark of M&C’s readers, who represent the highest level of meeting and incentive professionals,” said Bernard W. Schraer, Meetings & Conventions group publisher. “The 2009 Gold Awards Hall of Fame inductees have met these tough standards by providing outstanding service. The entire M&C staff commends the honorees, who have demonstrated the qualities to earn the Hall of Fame recognition.” M&C established the Gold Awards program in 1978 beginning with the Gold Key Award, which is bestowed to the world’s finest meeting properties. The Gold Service Award for CVBs dedicated to meeting professionals was created in 1984, and the Gold Platter Award was established in 1985 to recognize the catering departments of creative meeting properties. For more information about the Gold Awards Hall of Fame, visit MCMag.com.